Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Social Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 11 Jul 2026

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07/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 286

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:51

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

4. Tara Perreault (1 shows)

5. 8th Kind (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

2. Libsyn (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
10	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
15	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
19	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
25	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
27	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
28	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
29	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
30	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
31	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
32	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
33	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
36	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
39	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
40	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
41	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
42	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
43	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
44	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
45	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
46	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
48	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
49	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
50	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
51	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
52	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
53	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
54	Dangerous World Podcast	Ryan Dean	Science	436	RedCircle	38
55	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
56	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
57	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
58	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
59	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
60	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	50	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
62	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
63	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
64	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
65	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	27
66	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	136	Fireside	48
67	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
68	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
69	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
70	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
71	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
73	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	301	Podbean	52
74	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
75	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
76	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
77	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	116	Spreaker	38
78	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
80	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
81	geopolitical ecology	youssef bouchi	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	38
82	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
83	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	101	Unknown	58
84	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	34	Blubrry	59
85	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
86	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
88	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
89	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
90	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
91	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
92	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
93	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
94	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
95	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
96	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
97	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
98	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
99	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
100	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2307	Acast	28

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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